Name an animal named after another animal (like seahorse)

October 9, 2026 · Daily Dive #86

Explore 22,916 recorded answers and their points for question 2 on October 9, 2026.

Dated record7 questions · 27,841 recorded answers

22,916 recorded names on October 9, 2026, 22,400 at 85 or higher. The highest recorded score on this question is 100.

Look for compound or descriptive animal names that borrow a different creature's name, often because of a shared shape, colour, sound or habit. The animal's own common name must contain or be taken from another animal's name; the two creatures do not need to be related.

22,916 recorded answers22,400 at 85+ points100 highest recorded points
  • One in a Krillion2100 pts
  • Deep Cut22,39885 pts
  • Rare47760 pts
  • Schooler3230 pts
  • Plankton710 pts
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Recorded answers

22,916 recorded answers

Get a hint

Look for compound or descriptive animal names that borrow a different creature's name, often because of a shared shape, colour, sound or habit.

A little more

The animal's own common name must contain or be taken from another animal's name; the two creatures do not need to be related.

Spelling clue

A recorded 100-point answer begins with “B” and contains 7 letters or digits, excluding spaces and punctuation.

Reveal answers 22,916
  • Ursula's mouse-coloured sunbirdDeep Cut85points
  • Urubamba antpittaDeep Cut85points
  • Urucum worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Uruguayan coral snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Urushi cockroachDeep Cut85points
  • Usambara centipede-eaterDeep Cut85points
  • Usambara eagle-owlDeep Cut85points
  • Usambara monkey grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Usambara robin-chatDeep Cut85points
  • Usambara spotted worm snakeDeep Cut85points
  • Uspallata chinchilla ratDeep Cut85points
  • Ussher's flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Ussuri catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Usumacinta buffaloDeep Cut85points
  • Usumacinta sea catfishDeep Cut85points
  • Utah camel cricketDeep Cut85points
  • Utah crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Utah Longhorn-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Utah needleflyDeep Cut85points
  • Utah prairie dogDeep Cut85points
  • Utah snowflyDeep Cut85points
  • Uvarov's bird grasshopperDeep Cut85points
  • Uzbekistan Toadhead agamaDeep Cut85points
  • V-lip redhorseDeep Cut85points
  • Vagabond butterflyfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vagabond sod webwormDeep Cut85points
  • Vagina horse musselDeep Cut85points
  • Vagrant butterflyDeep Cut85points
  • Valentine's cave pseudoscorpionDeep Cut85points
  • Valley bulldogDeep Cut85points
  • Valley flame crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Valley forestflyDeep Cut85points
  • Valley river crayfishDeep Cut85points
  • Valloton's Synema crab spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Valonese pill woodlouseDeep Cut85points
  • Van Dam's dwarf worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Van de Poll's birdwingDeep Cut85points
  • Van Duzee's mountain-cuckooDeep Cut85points
  • Van Dyke's snail-eating beetleDeep Cut85points
  • Van Someren’s green-banded swallowtailDeep Cut85points
  • Van Zyl's golden moleDeep Cut85points
  • Vancouver thin-legged wolf spiderDeep Cut85points
  • Vanderbilt's cardinalfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vanderhaege's toad-headed turtleDeep Cut85points
  • Vanderyst worm lizardDeep Cut85points
  • Vanikoro flycatcherDeep Cut85points
  • Vanikoro flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Vanuatu flying foxDeep Cut85points
  • Vanuatu goatfishDeep Cut85points
  • Vanuatu kingfisherDeep Cut85points
Recorded from the game’s published reveal · Source · Checked 9 Oct, 10:25 UTC

Names and scores reflect the linked dated reveal. The original game makes the final decision on live acceptance. Editorial policy